Two arrested after stolen vehicles found

SEDCO HILLS -- Two men were arrested Monday after a California
Highway Patrol helicopter tracked a stolen vehicle to a residence
in a rural area east of Interstate 15, authorities said.

At 9:44 a.m., officers received notification from a LoJack
tracker on their helicopter that a stolen vehicle was near them in
the Sun City area, said CHP Officer Ron Thatcher.

LoJack is a system that allows law enforcement to track and
recover stolen vehicles through a transmitter hidden in the
vehicle. Once a vehicle is reported stolen, the transmitter is
activated and sends a silent signal that can be picked up by
specially outfitted police cars and aircraft.

Thatcher said the CHP helicopter located the vehicle, a 2004Toyota Sienna, on Crooked Arrow Drive and Lost Road, northeast ofBundy Canyon Road and I-15.

Three CHP cars started to the residence where the stolen van was
found, but as they drove up, the Sienna drove off toward Lemon
Street. Officers tried to pull the van over, but the driver instead
sped away with the CHP in pursuit, Thatcher said.

The van sped toward Mission Trail, making a wide turn from Lemon
Street and sideswiped a Chevrolet pickup that was southbound on
Mission Trail, Thatcher said.

That ended the short pursuit, and the driver of the stolen van
fled on foot before being chased down by a CHP officer, Thatcher
said. The man fought with officers as they arrested him, he
added.